Lead EPMA Pharmacist (Band 8b)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and forward‑thinking Lead EPMA Pharmacist (Band 8b) to play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering safe, innovative digital medicines systems across Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
This is a senior clinical and digital leadership role, responsible for the strategic oversight, development, and governance of the Trust’s Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) system. The postholder will lead EPMA optimisation, upgrades, and continuous improvement, ensuring that digital prescribing directly supports high‑quality patient care, reduces medication risk, and aligns with national best practice.
Working closely with the pharmacy senior leadership team and Trust CCIOs, IT teams, clinicians, system suppliers, and external partners, the postholder will provide expert leadership across digital medicines, including system configuration, order set development, risk management, business continuity planning, and clinical safety assurance. The role also involves advising on EPMA‑related matters, influencing Trust‑wide policy, practice, and decision‑making.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Trust’s Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) system, ensuring safe, effective, and consistent use across all sites. Lead the configuration, optimisation, and ongoing development of EPMA, including prescribing content, order sets, decision support, and data integrity.
- Project manage EPMA upgrades and system changes, ensuring appropriate testing, clinical safety assurance, and successful implementation. Act as the professional and clinical EPMA lead, advising senior pharmacy, clinical, and digital leaders on system risks, opportunities, and impacts on patient care.
- Develop and oversee EPMA governance, policies, and procedures, and lead clinical risk management activities including incident review, audit, and system downtime planning. Deliver and evaluate EPMA training programmes for prescribers, nurses, pharmacy staff, and other users.
- Work collaboratively with system suppliers, IT teams, and external partners to resolve issues, drive service improvement, and support innovation. Use EPMA data to monitor medicines safety, quality, and financial performance.
- Provide an advanced specialist clinical pharmacy service to a designated clinical area and contribute to clinical governance, audit, education, and workforce development, promoting an inclusive and safety‑focused culture aligned with Trust values.
Location: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Aintree, Broadgreen, Liverpool Women’s, Royal Liverpool).
